GRE Word List

PHYSIOGNOMY

the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance

The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.

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fleckstreak
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
miragean optical (see optical
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
peerlessmatchless
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room